Pacific Wonderland Lager | Deschutes Brewery

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Reviews by NickSMpls:

Interesting timing on the release. I know it's past the Holidays and we are all awaiting spring, but it's still JANUARY. You will find a well- crafted lager, clean and clear pour. Very pale, almost AAL range light straw color. Light head. Nose is not distinguished by much of anything. Has a clean taste, with a deft touch of the hops. Nice finish, no lingering off-tastes. Fine, but we have equal lagers around for those upcoming warm spring days.

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Appearance - Pours fairly clear and golden yellow in color with a white, pillowy, near two-finger width head. Fair retention, resulting in a thin, broken layer of suds on the surface. Good amount of lacing, mostly consisting of broken lines and small spotting found around the glass.

Smell - Aroma of hay, light grain and grassy bitterness, along with a lemony note that permeates as the brew warms.

Taste - Follows the nose. Clean grain malts and some caramel/toffee sweetness met by grassy bitterness and highlighted with bright citrus character. Faint tangerine notes in the finish, with lingering, low-level pith bitterness in the aftertaste.

Overall - This is a winner of a lager from Deschutes. Odd time to release it in the middle of winter, but no doubt this will be a fantastic option as the year moves along into late spring, through deep into summer and early fall. One of the better readily-available lagers on the market.

I poured one and a half bottles into a half liter stein,a dull light golden with a thinner but well sustained bone white head atop.Toasted cereal grains and mild fruity hops in the nose,pretty unassuming but not bad in any way.Dry and crisp on the palate with some the cereal taste,there is a citric element that lingers.A lighter feeling easy drinking lager,much better than alot but not not anything to dissect in any way.

From my brother-in-law...thanks one more time, Jim! How good is it? Depends on what you are looking for in a lager. I personally enjoy the malty, beautifully rounded flavors of a good Munich lager (Weihenstephaner Pils or Helles will do quite nicely, thank you very much) and this beer ain't that! But Deschutes doesn't seem to craft any bad beers so I am never afraid to try one. In the place of "rounded" we have "edgy". Almost tart in it's citrus overtones. Mouthfeel is on the thin side, even for a lager. No off flavors that I can detect so I'll call it a really well made lager, just not quite my cup of tea. But hats off to Deschutes for giving us a different take on a classic style.

Somewhat Pilsner-like in aroma and taste, but with some nice citrus undertones from the Mandarina hops. More full bodied than expected (but still light) with a crisp, dry finish. Comes across like a dry hopped Dortmunder.

Appearance: Pours a bright golden orange. Moderate amount of bubbles and a big two finger white head that settles into a thin patchy layer.

Smell: A crisp, bready, and juicy aroma with a scent of biscuit and citrus. Pils malt scent of biscuit, straw, grains, and cracker with lager yeast. Citrus hop scent of orange peel and lemon zest. Hints of grass and honey sweetness. A pretty nice aroma.

Taste: Like it smells, a bready and juicy balanced taste with notes of biscuit and citrus. Pils malt notes of biscuit, cracker, straw, and grains with lager yeast. Citrus hop notes of orange peel and lemon zest. Also some grassy hop notes. A touch of honey sweetness as well. A very nice taste.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a moderate level of carbonation. Crisp, clean, and fairly juicy.

12oz bottle - good name for a brew from Bend, I gotta say. An odd time of the year to introduce this product around here, IMHO.

This beer pours a slightly hazy, pale golden yellow colour, with three flabby fingers of puffy, rocky, and chunky dirty white head, which leaves some streaky snow rime lace around the glass as it slowly yet surely dissipates.

It smells of gritty and grainy pale malt, a bit of biscuity cereal, muddled citrus and pome fruity notes, and some earthy, leafy, and grassy green hop bitters. The taste is bready and crackery pale malt, some melon-forward fruitiness, a hint of juicy citrus peel, and more tame leafy, weedy, and grassy verdant hoppiness.

The carbonation is adequate in its structurally sound frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and mostly smooth, nothing really getting out of line at this particular juncture. It finishes trending dry, the malt maintaining a cereal stance, and the hops trailing along for the lingering ride.

Overall, this is a tasty enough and straightforward craft lager, easy to drink and somewhat refreshing. I could see putting back a few of these on a warm day on a patio overlooking a river, whether it be in Edmonton, or in the pleasant burg from whence this beer came.

Notes via stream of consciousness: Crystal clear straw gold body beneath a two-finger thick head of bright white that settles slowly into a creamy 3/4" cap. Hmmm? I notice that the label reads "BOTTLE CONDITIONED FOR QUALITY" but I don't see that at all. Is there a yeast cake at the bottom of the bottle? No. How odd. Bright, fresh, clean aroma of sweetish grainy malt and lightly floral and citrusy hops. It smells like a Czech pils with some citrusy hops thrown in. The flavor is similar but a little more grassy and spicy. The lightly sweetish malt is balanced by a firm bitterness and hint of citrus fruit. It's mild and pleasant, and easy to drink, but there's also a bit of life to it from the floral and citrusy hops. Medium-light in body and mildly crisp then smooth - easy to drink in that respect for sure. It's kind of like a Kölsch in that respect. I could easily see putting away a few of these, and as it's a kind of middle of the road beer I think it would be great for a spring or summer party. Very nicely done: rounded, balanced, and polished.

I bought a bottle of this off the Binny's single shelf. It poured a slightly hazy yellow with white head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had hints of floral hop. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. It finished with a touch of bitter floral pizzazz. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's a solid beer.